Portland in the News: Exploding Whale Day; Willamette Valley Ornament Hunt; World’s Largest ‘Dark Sky Sanctuary’ & More!

In honor of Oregon’s infamous attempt to remove a dead whale from a beach in 1970, Florence is celebrating Exploding Whale Day all week.

The Willamette Valley Ornament Hunt is hiding 200 wooden ornaments along 24 trails across the Willamette and Umpqua national forests.

And one of the world’s largest dark sky sanctuary is located in the Oregon Outback just Southwest of Bend.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• KGW8: World’s largest ‘dark sky sanctuary’ is in Oregon’s backyard

• KOIN: Bird Alliance of Oregon says Arctic fox found stranded in Portland is now ‘in great health’

• Oregonian: 200 ornaments will be hidden in Oregon forests this fall. Here’s how to find them

• Oregonian: Exploding Whale Day now a full-fledged holiday on the Oregon coast. Here’s how to celebrate

• Travel Oregon: All the New Things at PDX Airport

• Willamette Week: 50 People, Places and Things That Transformed Portland

• Atlas Obscura: The Green Man of Portland

• KOIN: Drying trend takes place around Portland area Thursday

• Portland Monthly: 5 Favorite Cross-Country Ski Spots in the Pacific Northwest

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